Among sectors employing the most people in Slovakia, industry and trade posted an increase of 4.7% and 2.8% in real wages, respectively.

Meanwhile, the average nominal monthly wage rose by 10.6% from a year earlier to EUR 1,569, driven by increases in average nominal wages in most of monitored sectors of the economy.

For the whole of 2023, the real wage declined by 0.7%, while the average nominal monthly wage climbed by 9.7% to EUR 1,430 compared to 2022.